. The Training School Quarterly April, May, June 1919 . DoiioTiiv Johnson- Vivian .Te. 1 .IaKMAN hi: K CvruKuisK L[ Class of 1919 101 declaring she will marry only the man who can guess correctly three riddleswhich she shall ask, but if at the end of the year, no one has guessed theriddles, Turandot is free not to marry. A number try, fail, and are year has passed when the play opens and only the day remains. TheEmperor is in despair, when a troup of vagabond players appears at the gate-way of Pekin. Their leader, Capocomico, promises to solve the mystery ofthe stran

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. The Training School Quarterly April, May, June 1919 . DoiioTiiv Johnson- Vivian .Te. 1 .IaKMAN hi: K CvruKuisK L[ Class of 1919 101 declaring she will marry only the man who can guess correctly three riddleswhich she shall ask, but if at the end of the year, no one has guessed theriddles, Turandot is free not to marry. A number try, fail, and are year has passed when the play opens and only the day remains. TheEmperor is in despair, when a troup of vagabond players appears at the gate-way of Pekin. Their leader, Capocomico, promises to solve the mystery ofthe strange riddling of the princess, and to marry her off in this one day,on condition that he be made Emperor of China for the single day. Throughthe artfulness of Capocomico, all ends happily, and he asks as reward only awithered rose, the symbol of romance. From the moment the curtain went up the interest was intense, as theaudience followed hreathlessly the events. The play opened with thestrange black background, with heads hanging from above, statuesqueChinese soldiers standing on gu

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